Walter Crane

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Walter Crane

by Flora Lion
crayon, 1911
10 1/4 in. x 6 7/8 in. (259 mm x 176 mm)
Purchased, 2012
Primary Collection
NPG 6943

Sitterback to top

  • Walter Crane (1845-1915), Illustrator, designer, painter and socialist. Sitter in 17 portraits.

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  • Flora Lion (1878-1958), Artist. Artist or producer of 10 portraits.

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This drawing marks the difference between Crane's costumed appearance and his contemporary self-image. This thoughtful portrait by Flora Lion, who had a successful career painting society figures, was made towards the end of Walter Crane's life. Her drawing conveys the still dapper character of the man, who was now an established figure in the British art world. With his distinctive, jaunty moustache, Crane was known for his enjoyment of dressing up and the flamboyant, bohemian persona he projected as an artist.

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Events of 1911back to top

Current affairs

Asquith's Liberal government introduces the Parliament Act to curb the powers of the House of Lords following the clash between the Commons and Lords over the 1909 People's Budget. The Act removed the Lords' power to veto bills, reduced the length of Parliament from seven to five years, and provided for the payment of MPs.

Art and science

Ernest Rutherford discovers the structure of the atom. The New Zealand born physicist working in Manchester showed with his Nuclear Model that electrons orbited a nucleus composed of protons and neutrons. The discovery paved the way for nuclear physics.

International

The Polish Chemist, Marie Curie, becomes the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for her discovery in 1898 of the radioactive element, Radon.
The Mona Lisa is stolen from the Louvre. The masterpiece was missing for two years, during which time suspicion fell on avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire and his friend Pablo Picasso, before Vincenzo Peruggia, an employee of the Louvre, was arrested in Florence.

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